Cases
Brown v. Brown
873 So. 2d 601 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) A father appealed the apportionment of settlement proceeds arising out of a motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of their 14 year old daughter. The trial court had awarded the mother a greater portion of the proceeds...
Strout v. Campbell
864 So. 2d 1275 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) This case dealt with the International Child Abduction Remedies Act which implemented the Hague Convention. After a mother absconded with her children to Germany, the trial court awarded primary residential custody of the children...
Acker v. Acker
821 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) Shannon McLin filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar addressing an important question concerning whether a former husband’s pension could be considered a source of income for alimony purposes.
Darden v. Beverly Health & Rehab. Servs.
763 So. 2d 542 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000) The trial court dismissed a third amended complaint filed in a wrongful death action on the basis that the applicable statute of limitations had run prior to the filing of the complaint. Shannon McLin represented the estate on...
Ligouri v. Beverly Enterprises
762 So. 2d 1039 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000) In this wrongful death case arising out of nursing home's negligence, the trial court dismissed a complaint with prejudice after his prior trial counsel had numerous unsuccessful attempts to amend. Shannon McLin represented the...